Arrest
Mexican police said they tracked Valdez across five Mexican states for a year, a pursuit that intensified in the latest months as they raided home after home owned by the drug lord, missing him but arresting several of his allies. On August 30, 2010, Valdez was captured by the Mexican Federal Police near Mexico City.
In a video released by Mexico's federal police on September 1, 2010, Valdez told his interrogators how he smuggled drugs from Panama to the United States and transported cash from the U.S. back into Mexico hidden in trailers. He said that he spent $200,000 to make a film based on his life; however, he decided not to release the movie because it might reveal too much information about him. After Valdez' arrest, his father-in-law, Carlos Montemayor González, (a.k.a., El Charro) took control of the cartel, only to be arrested 3 months later on November 24, 2010.
His American lawyer told the New York Times that Valdez denies all charges against him and that the video confession was made under duress. In November, 2010, Mexico started his extradition process to the United States.
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